Forest: Focus for Productivity

I’m really disappointed with this update. I bought this app before everything became subscription based, and now after this update I had to log back in and basically create a new account. I don’t even know if my original purchase matters anymore or what I actually still have access to. The new interface is awful and whoever had the idea to change it should be fired. The old app was so much clearer, more fun, and actually made studying feel exciting. I even looked forward to studying because of the app and it didn’t feel like every other boring, repetitive dull study app. It was easy to navigate, aesthetically pleasing to the eye and everything just felt more organized. Now the entire interface is so bland, boring, and mundane. It honestly feels like they took away everything that made the app enjoyable in the first place. I understand apps need updates, but completely changing the design/ display AND moving everything toward a subscription model feels like such a downgrade, especially for people who already paid for the app before. I hope they would bring back the old interface, or at least give us the option to switch back to the old version. And I definitely think they need to be clearer about what happens to people who already purchased the app before the subscription change because that’s just theft

I have had forest for about 7 years now and have reliably used it throughout high school and college. I LOVED it. So simple and easy to use, kept me motivated. I started grad school this week and when I logged in, I was booted from my account, and random data was lost. The entire past three years, special trees I bought for specific tasks, and random entries throughout are all gone. Not to mention, there are a million pop ups on start up, and the new design is pretty, but the beauty of this app was simplicity. I could actually focus on what I needed and keep track of my progress. Now that is gone, it’s become so tacky, and I am considering walking away permanently, which really stinks. They had a good thing going for some time. Too bad it’s ending this way. :/